Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-14

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lutend.ri =, hury r,i- holy there The project.
however. aad l-,'n given up a. the murderer
had thIuL hr vt a better plan for iispoSing of
the BODY But wierei In the river, "f course.
SURE enough m the river bank the footprints
we're again fuund The river had been
dragged uI, aud g. wn. and AZ sideways aud
arro>> ani al ever. conceivable angle, but no
+ hriv had been found The inspector was get
ting impatient, Nhen n road wagon drove up,
and dspls-r little man. with a >warthy com
/ plsNinn and II heavy black mu>tache Jumped
..ut Tn. stranger wss none other than Capt
Saegria, the famous detective In u few
minutes the detective had heard all that the
inspector had t" tell.
| Let me see, said the detective "All the
! village, you say, knew the captain would
have money 10 pay his iehts''
The inspector uoiieL
! Which amounted in all to about 500,
more or less
( The inspector n"lied again
And lie drew out Of the bank s., 80 Was
that the whole legacy
1T was
I He didn't want s., 30 to pay 500, did he''
This was new light to the inspector, who
shook his head cautiously.
From whom did the order to pay the
money come
! -Colez. C,arcis & Co"
+ "Colez, Garcia X Co." repeated Salegria,
referring 10 his note book; the great Am-ri-
can traders"
! And you suspect no one'
NO one eX rrpt the man who passed the
note
The detective and the Inspector entered the
house After looking over the kitchen and
the buSom widows bedroom without making
any discovery, the two went to the captains
bedroom. Everything of moment WAS care
fully examined. 4 pair of boots lying In the
corner Of the room finally attracted the de-
tective's attention. Something i'll the lining
of one of them seemed 20 interest him, for be
again referred to his pock-fbook. Having
finishe,. his examination Of the bedroom the
detective went down stairs, taking one Of the
boots with him, and inspecting each stair as
he descended These were apparently more
satisfactory, for his smile frightened con-
siierably. and after he had been shown the
traces of blood along the floor OF the sitting
I room it had expanded into broad grin.
"You know how it was done" asked the
inspector, whose opinion Of the detective by
this time had reached the lowest ehb.
: The detective smiled; he was not the man 3"
commit himself He walked 10 the table. and
turned over the books and papers till he
found some sheets OF blotting paper. These
he examined att-ntiv.lv. holding them up 10
the light and turning them IN every possible
direction. The result seemed To Lee satSfac-
tory, for he pucketed them.
Neither the footprints i'll the garden, the
half dug grave under the trees nor the inl-
preston on the wet leaves seemed TO interest
the detective st all.
"We're dragging the river said the inspec-
tor, pointing 10 ;he tw" boats which had now
been working un>ucce~sfully for some hours
in hopes of finding the captains murdered
body.
All, yes said the detective, as if lie thought
the Necessity of doing so had never struck
him
The mans perfect fool, thought the in-
spector.
And now. about this captain" said the lie
tective, choosing the cleareSt footprints he
could find in the soft mud. and pulling the
boot out Of his pocket. His name is Rod
riguez, you say. What is he captain OF"
Nothing that | know Of, but they do say
that he has been captain i'll the China
trade"
China" repeated the detective, As if the
idea Of that country gave INN exquisite de
light.
-Ies, China, repeated the inspector gIuthy.
He was losing all patience: now ON earth
did such born idiot ever become a detective'
What sort Of II msu is he:"
Tall. spare built. about 10, gray hair and
no whiSkers"
"Deep cut over his right eyebrow" added
the detective quietly, as he stoOIed and fitted
the boot which he had taken fIom the cap
tain's room into the impression i'll the mud
Yes" said the inspector puzzled at the
detectives knowledge
He never went by that name here, did hei"
asked the detective, handing the boot 10 the
inspector, on tine lining OF which was written
a. Perez
Never
He was getting more and more puzzled
Perez. ahas Cova alias DelgariO and now
alias Rodriguez; I've wanted him these thres
years" said the detective, cheerfully. I've
got him now
Yes, said the inspector, grimly, he
safe enough over there"
And he Jerkei his hand toward the river.
Bless YOU, said the detective hes nearer
America Toy this time. He'll die in his boots |
or with rope round his neck Vet. Don't
you see the fellow has murdered himself and
bolted with the swag! That bed room Of his
Iookei somewhat queer Ii was overdone;
too much blood, and too regular When
found that loot | thought how il was, and
this settled it, said the detective, pulling the
sheets Of blotting paper out Of his pocket and
holding them to the inspector. There, all |
over them, were the words Colez. Garcia x |
Co. in a neat, clerk like hand, with that pc
culiar flourish at the end, which those who